Haji Heybat Mosque

Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
40°22′02″N 49°50′00″E / 40.3672088°N 49.833346°E / 40.3672088; 49.833346ArchitectureArchitect(s)Haji Heybat ibn Amir AliStyleIslamic architecture, Architectural school of Shirvan-AbsheronCompleted1791

Haji Heybat mosque (Azerbaijani: Hacı Heybət məscidi) is a historical mosque of the 18th century. It is a part of Old City and located on Kichik Gala street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan.

History

The mosque was built in 1791 (1206 of Hijri calendar). It was constructed by architect Hаji Hеybat Amir Ali оghlu.[1]

Architectural features

The mosque is small and it is on the row of neighborhoods. In plan, the mosque is in the form of a quadrangle. It consists of a square shaped vestibule, a service room and a worshipping room with niches.[2]

The architectural-constructive structure of the mosque is in a local style. The mosque also consists of stone domes and pointed arches. Simply expressed entrance with crown and epigraphic inscriptions on topics of Quran and information about the architect of the monument indicate value of the mosque. At interior of the worshipping room, in one of the corners, there is a grave of the architect and his wife.[2][1]

Gallery

  • Different views of the mosque

See also

  • Khidir Mosque
  • Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque

References

  1. ^ a b "Hacı Heybət məscidi" (in Azerbaijani). icherisheher.gov.az. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Hacı Heybət məscidi (1791)" (in Azerbaijani). kataloq.gomap.az. Retrieved 14 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hajji Heybat mosque.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Mosques in Azerbaijan
Mosques
Flag of Azerbaijan
Historical mosques
  • v
  • t
  • e
Coat of arms of Baku Old City
Caravanserais

Bath Houses
Monuments and memorials
Palaces
Places of worship
Other


Stub icon

This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Azerbaijan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e